Friday turned out to be a big day for a couple of golfers eyeing the Tour Championship.
Only the top 30 make the season-ending field at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta and Lucas Glover was 49th before the second round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis. But thanks to his Friday 64, which got him to 10 under and into the outright lead at TPC Southwind, Glover rocketed up to third in the FedEx Cup Playoffs projected standings.
Jordan Spieth was also a big mover Friday, shooting a 68 to take over solo second, a shot back of Glover. That moved him from 31st, a spot outside of Atlanta, to sixth.
Other big movers up the projections: Sungjae Im went from 32nd to 18th and Lee Hodges from 35th to 30th.
Also worth noting: the change at the top, as Scottie Scheffler is now No. 1, replacing Jon Rahm atop the standings. And with Glover up to third, Rory McIlroy is bumped back to fourth, while Max Homa is also down one to fifth.
More pressing, however, is making the top 50 for next week’s BMW Championship. Here’s a look at two golfers who improved their standing, as well as the two who moved the wrong way in the points race.